Locomotive water-column.



W. M. GRAY.

LOCOMOTIVE WATER COLUMN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1915.

1 1 77, 5 1 2 I Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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LOCOMOTIVE WATER COLUMN. 7 APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1915.

1,177,512. Patented Mar. 28, 1916. I

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m Ton ll whamyimaycomme a Be itknovnjthat'I, \VA LACE M. G AY, a "ti'zen of the United States, residing at Cinclnnatij in the count of Hamilton andiState of Ohio, haveinvented certain new ariduseful"; Improvements 1 in j Locomotive Waterf j wh ich the following is aspeci- ;I M y j'i nvention relates to improvements in jects is to provide a column' to be located between {two railway tracks and adjustable tof'supply water to locomotive tenders on e ther track. i m Another aobjectyls togprovide improved mean tofsuppoit and adjust the spout, to hold" it {idle position to prevent it becomn inginoperative in freezing weather, to vproj j i leakage and ftoi'provide those vertical and lateraladjustments required inpractlce to reach lthe inletportof tenderstobe suppli d with w ter.

Anothervobj e j f tgis toprovide an improved, simpleandine; ensiveapparatus. f' My' invention calso comprises} certain details- 0f formyfl combination, and arrange m nf fallhieh will? be fully set forth I in iggthe fjdescription of the accompanying jsodrawings;iujwhichi :Fi's e d fpoi'tion p ov m in W n aic'olu'm j j j j H 85 ply waterfoverlgtracks at either sideL FigQS e elevationof the upper ig. 2 ig a front elevation of wthe colurnnwith thefsp'out"detached Fig. '5' "Lisa perspeeti e vi w of the spout carrying 40 1s'wiveli block, detachedfi Fig." 6 is a per- L spective fviewfof the spout detached.

f j The accompanying"drawings represent the whibli, g a 46 A r'epr ts, hegstati onary vertical section of thehivatercolumn and A" represents a downwardly dirfectedalexit 'or return bend, eitherfintegra'lf'with jorj rigidly attached to d vertical o umn ed upona suitable concrete baseyeitheratthe railway tracks B andiBtas indic'atedin Fig.

i 5 heath f thleigrojund and iis actuated' by means of avalverqd carrieby the column A,

Specification ot Ltters IBatent. Patented npplication filedJu1y6, 1915. SerialNo.38,2 19. u j

j 9 lo motive watercolumns One of itsobillu ratingfits adjustinent tofsupprefer!eda embodimer tQof my" invention in e Thebaserof the"jverticali icbluinn is mount a.

de of af single railway track or betweeii two as'Ta'rssPA -r OF ICE-Y1 rooomorivn WATER-COLUMN:

' it 'lVater is conducted from the p and bf 7 thefreturn bend A'to the receiving port of j the water tank of a locomotive tender by means of an adjustable spoutD. It is desirable that this spout should'be adjustable to deliver water to tenders on tracks at either side of the columnfalso th'atit should be adjustable at its extended end to reach the'receiving port of a variety of old style and new style locomotives of various dimencult to bringflocomotives to a stop always directly beneath a given point. It is also desirable that the water should flow readily sions also that it should be adjustable later-. *ally within eertain'limits, since it is diffithrough the spout and should not back up therein or leak therefrom, and further that incold or'freezingweather the spout should drain freely and not be rendered inoperative from accumulation of ice thereon. All of these requirementsare fulfilled by my improvedapparatus. I i

. 'The, spout D is preferably supported from above by means of a bar or lever E which axis 4 and a horizontal axis 5 so as to have aunwersal joint movement. A shackle or is counter balanced by means of weights 3 and is mounted respectively upon a vertical groove or channel in the upper face of the br'acketfl, which is mounted upon or formed integral withthe return bend A andprefer'ably vertically above the column exit.. The

ing in the bracket 7' to constitute the verticalaxis-on whichthe bar: E turns, and is stud shaft 4 carried bylthe shackleF pro- H gjects "downwardly through a vertical openperspectivefview ofthe upper-portion of) clined rib 6 in connectionwith the groove 1 in the :upperface of the bracket tends to guide and hold. or lock the bar in its idle position parallel to the track, and prevent its accidentaldisplacement to a position in the way' of passing trains. The counterweights 3 on the bar'E have a short radius ofmovement so asnot to be in the-way of passing trainson either track at anytime. The sh'a'ckl'e F has'upwardly projecting ears 10 which support the horizontal axis or bolt 5 uponwhich the bar Epivotsfor its movementin a vertical plane.

i The spout 'D which is of light sheet metal has an oval or elongated inlet end which is preferably larger than its exit end, and

al Positions vvhile preserving said" telescopic IBlH t I QIII WIthjthllOZZlG. V

a substantially vertical columnto be mountedibet veen two railway tracks and liiiVlIlQ space betiveen theftrac ksya supporting memliberpivlotally mounted upon said'column and adjustable} relative thereto in horizontal and v'ertifc p1aaes',jaad a spout having a re eeiving end larg er than and telescopically j'niovable o fer tlie fdoivnwardly directed noz tvveensaid spoutfa d nozzle, said Spout bet'vithgjsaidsupporting member, and means to biillQlYilY of passing trains except" when reqtI1'IfB dfO1.l1Q.i; I

locomot ve :Water column comprislng ,l ha vinp; a downwardlyudirected exit nozzle, 3 ]a support1ng" member p votally {mounted m n, and ia"spoutgcarried byjand movable ith said supporting member, the'receiving "lend fjof j said 1 spout elescoping loosely over afs'ubstantiallyvertical; column to be mountrid havi g horizontal; and vertical move liment relative to" saidJcolumn, a; spout carmember with its inletfanditelescopically enterbalance 'Qsaid -m m ml:

-sition "substantially parallel to the track. "3194A" thereivith Itoliflerent horizontal and vertia I6AIlocomotive-vvater column comprising downwardly directed exit noz'zleover the A "zleo'f said column vvith ja free air space be? ngfsupported in jposition by "and adjustable retain said spoutflin its idle position out of i stationary substantially verticab'column upon Psaid column atyafpoint substantially above {said nozzleandw adjustable, in vertical:- fand horizontalaplauesjrelative to} said ch1 8'. 1-Afllccomotive watercolumn comprising 440 fedlatfthe side foifa railway track. and havinq ajvalve rodand aa downivardlvdirected exit ozZle inQa plane substantially parallel to he 1 track relative tO saidQ column; an adustablesupporting?"member mounted upon ried by y an d movable with said supp rting gagingfover said ekit'nozzlQmeans to counspoutuand its "supporting meansf to normally "reta n said spout and 1tssupport1ng member in idle pocomotive ater' columnvcomprising lilslpatentuniayibe obtainedfor five cents each; by addressing theficommissioner or ,washingtomhc.

a substantially vertical column to be mounted between two tracks and havlng'a downwardly directed exit nozzle'over the space between the tracks, an adjustable counterweighted supporting member mounted upon and'at a point substantially vertically above said'nozzle, and movable in both horizontal tions, the inlet end ofsaid spout telescoping loosely over said nozzle and being movable relative thereto. i

10.-A locomotive Water column comprising a substantially vertical stationary column to be mounted at the side ofarailway track and provided with a valve actuating; rod and a downwardly directed exit nozzle in a plane substantially parallel tothe track relative to said column, a counterbalanced SUDDOIiZIHg member pivotally mounted upon said'column at a point substantially ilbO'VB said nozzle and'movable in h rizontal and vertlcal planes relative to sa1d column, a

" spouttelescopine atits inlet end freel over and means carried by said supporting member to actuate said valve rod. 7 y I 11. A locomoti e Water column comprising a substantially vertical stationarv column to be mounted at the side of :a railway track and provided witha valve actuating rod and a downwardlvdire ted exit nozzle in a plane substantially parallel to the track relative to said column. a counter alanced said column at'a point substantiallv above said n zzle and movable in h rizontal and vertical planes relative to said column. a spout telescoping at its inlet end freel over said nozzle and dependently supported near opposite ends from sa1d supporting member,

and mean's to return, and normally hold said 1 spout and sup orting member in an idle 'po-- sit on out of the way of passing tr ins.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my slgnature 1n the presence of two -w1tnesses.

v I WALLACE M. GRAY. I

Witnesses: l l v 1 V. THORNTON BOGERT,

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su porting member pivotallv mounted upon It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,177,512, granted March 28,

1916, upon the application of Wallace M. Gray, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for an improvement in Locomotive Water-Columns, errors appear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 6, for the Word her read bar; page 3,

line 48, claim 8, for the Word and read and; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 18th day of April, A. D., .1916.

[SEAL] R. F. \VHITEHEAD,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. Cl. 137-21. 

